seals into fourteen parts and the distribution is made on the basis of a
rigid system of meat-sharing partnerships ( Damas 1972: 46-47). The
!Kung also divide the carcass into large pieces and share the portions
of meat according to kinship obligations and exchange partnerships,
although rules governing the division are more flexible. Such distributions are followed by second and third waves of sharing. Among the
Andamanese, Guayaki, Agta, and Batek, the meat is returned to camp
and divided by the hunter and camp members into equal portions for
each household in the camp, regardless of household size. The Agta
strip the meat and fat from the carcass and meticulously measure out
exactly equal shares for each household ( Griffin 1984; Rai 1990).
Household size is compensated for in the third wave of the distribution. The Hadza, G/wi, and Iglulik have other forms of distribution. A

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